Stove-fuel igniter



1927' H. wynoaasm STOVE FUEL IGNITER Filed Jan. 50. 1926 Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

STOVE-FUEL IGNITER.

Application filed January 30, 1926. Serial No. 85,063.

This invention relates to devices for igniting fuel in stoves and the general object of the invention is to provide a device of this character whereby the fuel in a stove may be ignited by closing an electric circuit, thus eliminating the inconvenience of having to rise and start a fire by hand and thus affording additional time for rest and the enjoyment of a warm room and a stove ready for use when rising in the morning.

A further object is to provide a device of this character embodying an insulating block which may be disposed adjacent the draft door of the stove or mounted upon the draft door of the stove and supporting a coil of relatively high resistance wire or equivalent material through which a current may pass, the block carrying upon it means for supporting matches adjacent to the coil so that when the coil is energized, the matches may become ignited and will thus ignite the fuel.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a sectional view through a stove showing my device applied thereto and ready for ignition;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the insulat ing block and match support.

Referring to these drawings it will be seen that my device comprises a block 1 of insulating material, this block being so formed as to provide a downwardly and forwardly inclined face and a horizontal face disposed below the downwardly inclined face. This block carries upon it the coil 2 of high resistance wire and engaging with binding screws 3 which extend through the block and connect with wires 4 which lead to a source of current. When the circuit is closed through these wires 4 by any suitable switch located any desired distance away from the block, the coil 2 will become incandescent.

Mounted upon a screw or other suitable support on the inclined face of the block 1, are match clamps, shown in Figure 2, which are formed of wire so bent as to provide two loops or eyes 5 and two laterally bowed portions 5*. Matches 6 are adapted to be inserted with the sticks of the matches through the eyes 5, the heads being disposed closely adjacent the coils 2, the matches being held in this position by the laterally bowed portions 5 I f The block 1 is designed to be mounted upon the draft door of the stove, when the latter is open as shown in Figure 1, with the horizontal portion of the'block extending through the draft door opening and a bit of paper 7 is allowed to extend downward from the grate to a position slightly above the matches and where it will be ignited. now the circuit be closed through the wlres at, the paper will become ignited and this will ignite the fuel.

Itwill be seen that the block 1 not only constitutes a support for the igniting coils 2 and the matches 6 but that it forms an efficient barrier preventing flames or sparks from being ejected from the stove and thus constituting a shield or fender. This device may be used with a very light current and the igniting coils may be connected in a normally open circuit with a number of dry cells or a hot spot such as are used on automobiles and it does away with the necessity of using electric light current which is ordinarily necessary with igniters. My de vice, by employing matches, requires only a relatively light current.

I claim 1- A fuel ignitin device for stoves co1nprising a support of insulating material having one face downwardly inclined and then extended forward, a coil of resistance wire mounted upon this face of the support ad- .jacent the horizontal portion thereof and adapted to be connected in a normally open circuit with a source of current, and means projecting from the inclined face of the support whereby a match may be supported with its head against the resistance wire.

2. A device of the character described comprising a block of insulating material, one face of the block being downwardly inclined and then extended horizontally, a coil of resistance wire mounted upon the inclined face of the block adjacent the horizontal portion thereof, and a match support formed to provide a Wire loop, and a clamping arm.

3. A device of the character described comprising a block of insulating material, one face of the block being downwardly inclined and then extended horizontally, a coil of resistance Wire mounted upon the inclined face of the block adjacent the horizontal portion thereof, and a match support formed of Wire bent to provide two eyes laterally spaced from each other and two oppositely projecting arms, the arms and eyes being adapted to hold a match with its head in proximity to the ignition coil.

HUBERT RUBBER-T. 

